External- Material Deprivation Flashcards
What is material deprivation?
It refers to poverty and a lack of material necessities such as adequate housing and income.
According to the Department of Education (2012), how many pupil on free school meals achieve 5 A*-C GCSE’s compared to other pupils?
Barely a third get 5 A*-C’s against nearly two thirds of other pupils.
What is more likely from children of poorer families?
Exclusion and truancy- children excluded are unlikely to return to mainstream education and 1/3 persistent truants leave with no qualifications.
What percentage of ‘failings’ schools are in deprived areas?
90%
Three aspects of material deprivation?
Housing, Financial support and the costs of education and Diet+Health.
What are the direct effects of being materially deprived of housing?
Overcrowding- harder to study and there is less room for educational activities, no room to do homework, disturbed sleep from sharing rooms etc. For young children especially, development can be impaired by lack of space for play and exploration. If living in temporary accommodation- more regular disruption.
What are the indirect effects of being materially deprived of housing?
Children are at greater risk of accidents. Cold or damp housing can also lead to illness. Families in temporary accommodation also are at higher risk of psychological distress + infections and accidents. All of these lead to absence from school.
What did Tanner find about the cost of educational resources?
Resources such as transport, uniforms, books, computers, etc place a heavy burden on pooper families.
What did Flaherty argue about those eligible for free school meals?
20% of those eligible do not access their entitlement/ possible due to stigmatisation.
Smith and Noble argue that poverty acts as barrier to success- explain.
Families will be unable to afford private schooling or tuition and will also go to poorer quality schools.
What does Ridge argue WC children have to do? What has been introduced to help prevent this?
Many children may have to work, but compensatory schemes such EMA and the 16-19 bursary have been introduced to support engagement in post-16 education.
Who are the four sociologists that give evidence for financial support and the costs of education?
Tanner, Flaherty, Smith and Noble, Ridge.
Who are the two sociologists that give evidence in diet and health?
Howard and Wilkinson.
What does Howard note about young people from poorer homes?
They have lower energy, vitamins and minerals. This can affect nutrition which may result in more absences from school and difficulty concentrating in class.
What did Wilkinson suggest about ten year olds and their social class?
He suggested that the lower the social class- the higher rate of hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorders. All of these will have a negative affect on educational achievement.
